Europe, 09 May 238: Year of the Six Emperors: Three vs Thrax
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Political map of Europe & the Mediterranean on 09 May 238 (The Crisis of the Third Century: Year of the Six Emperors: Three vs Thrax), showing the following events: Proscription of Maximinus Thrax; Battle of Carthage; Pupienus, Balbinus, & Gordian III; Riots of Balbinus; Siege of Aquileia.

R o m a n E m p i r e(Pupienus, Balbinus, & Gordian III)

F i n n o - U g r i c P e o p l e s

Sasanian
Persian Empire(Ardashir I)

Maximinus
Thrax

Armenia(R. client)

S a r m a t i a n s

Mauretania
Tingitana(Max.)

Africa Proconsularis(Max. ctrl)

Iberia(R. client)

Albania(R. client)

Lusitania(R. imp.)

Bosporan
Kingdom(Max. infl.)

Macedonia(R. sen.)

Quadi(Max. infl.)

Marco-
manni(Max. infl.)

Iazyges(Max. infl.)

Margiana(Per. vas.)

Hasdingi(Max. infl.)

Colchis(R. client)

Carpi(Max. infl.)

Three
Dacias(Max.)

Cappadocia(R. imp.)

Phoenice(R. imp.)

Achaea(R. sen.)

Sicily(R. sen.)

Belgica(R. imp.)

Syria Coele(R. imp.)

Aquitania(R. imp.)

Narbonensis(R. sen.)

Cilicia(R. imp.)

Mauretania
Caesariensis(Max.)

Cyprus(R. sen.)

Lower
Britain(R. imp.)

Bithynia
& Pontus(R. imp.)

Baetica(R. sen.)

Lugdunensis(R. imp.)

Galatia(R. imp.)

Corsica
&
Sardinia(R. sen.)

Crete
&
Cyrenaica(R. sen.)

Upper
Britain(R. imp.)

Arabia
Petraea(R. imp.)

Tarraconensis(R. imp.)

Palestine(R. imp.)

Raetia(R. imp.)

Roxolani(Max. infl.)

Upper
Moesia(Max.)

Araba(R. client)

Alem.(R. client)

Osrhoene(R. imp.)

Upper
Germania(R. imp.)

Lower
Germania(R. imp.)

Upper
Pannonia(Max.)

Epirus(R. imp.)

Lycia &
Pamphylia(R. sen.)

Lower Moesia(Max.)

Gallaecia(R. imp.)

Tanukhid
K.(R. client)

Mesopotamia(R. imp.)

Rhysaddir?(M.T.)

Apr 238Senate declares
Maximinus Thrax
enemy of the state

12 Apr 238Gordians defeated
and killed at Carthage

22 Apr 238Senate proclaims
Pupienus, Balbinus,
& Gordian III as
co-emperors

Apr 238Civil unrest destroys
much of Rome

? Apr–10 May 238Maximinus besieges Aquileia;
killed by his own troops

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